bruce@godot.UUCP (Bruce Nemnich) (06/30/84)
Yes, winning percentage does mean a damn thing. Going into tonight, the
NL East was 3 games ahead of the West. The AL East is 29 games ahead of
the West. We'll now have a month or so of inter-divisional play, so we
can get a better statistical base.
I would hardly call the Cardinals of '82 a team which "just got lucky
for a couple of games in the playoffs." They did win 94 games, which is
not sensational, but respectable. The Mets of '73 come to mind; didn't
they win just 83 games?
If I were in the bottom of the 9th with two outs and the bases loaded,
I'd much rather have Boggs up than Jackson or Morgan, if I needed one or
two runs. If I needed 4, I'd probably rather have Jackson.
What should the Yankees do to win? Find new ownership.
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--Bruce Nemnich, Thinking Machines Corporation, Waltham, MA
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